Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Italy) God Wishes to Honor His Mother in this Way One asks many things to God," Nicephorus observed, "and one doesn't obtain them. One asks many things to Mary and one [...] one obtains them. Why is that? It isn't that Mary is more powerful than God; but that God wishes to honor his Mother in this way.
were both Christ...but what is kept in the mind is of a higher order than what is carried in the womb." (Lesson, Liturgy of the Hours, Presentation of Mary) [...] May 29 - Sister Lucy of Fatima’s Apparition of Our Lord (Convent Chapel in Tuy, Portugal, 1930) The May Magnificat (II) Mary, on her trip to visit Elizabeth with the Child Jesus maturing in her womb, was [...] infinite human incarnation we all are to become his members, branches of his vine, temples of the Holy Spirit, and adopted sons and daughters of the Father. "For the Almighty has done great things for me, Holy
were both Christ...but what is kept in the mind is of a higher order than what is carried in the womb." (Lesson, Liturgy of the Hours, Presentation of Mary) [...] May 29 - Sister Lucy of Fatima’s Apparition of Our Lord (Convent Chapel in Tuy, Portugal, 1930) The May Magnificat (II) Mary, on her trip to visit Elizabeth with the Child Jesus maturing in her womb, was [...] infinite human incarnation we all are to become his members, branches of his vine, temples of the Holy Spirit, and adopted sons and daughters of the Father. "For the Almighty has done great things for me, Holy
prayer, because of its marvelous simplicity and depth." "Let us be assiduous in the recitation of the Rosary, both in the ecclesial community and in the intimacy of our families." The Mary of Nazareth Team [...] the mystery of the redemptive Incarnation, the Rosary is therefore a prayer with a clearly Christological orientation." "The Jesus of each Hail Mary is the very one that the succession of mysteries presents [...] October 26 - Beatification of Bartolo Longo, the servant of the Virgin, who was the slave of Satan for several months The Rosary: From Saint Pius X to Paul VI In his last will, Pope Saint Pius X (1903-1914)
when placed in Mary's hands, the agony of the innocents who were never born, and the suffering of the women who wanted to keep their child. The image of Mary as consoler and protectress of all life will [...] conceive and parents grieving over the death of a child, so that they can bring their petitions to Mary, Our Lady of Life. For Brother Hubert-Marie de Bazelaire, rector of the shrine, there was an urgent need [...] the Shrine of Our Lady of Graces in Cotignac, southern France, recently inaugurated an outdoor shrine called "Belvedere for Life." It was dedicated on March 28, 2021, by Bishop Dominic Rey of Fréjus-Toulon
mechanism of salvation, the Hail Mary is the last resort. With it, one cannot be lost. " Charles Péguy French poet, essayist, and editor Excerpt from a letter to his friend Lotte, during the illness of his young [...] June 20 – The Virgin Consoler of the Afflicted (Turin, Italy, 1104) - Saint Silverius - Milo of Saint-Amand (d. 871) Our Lady saved me from despair Our Lady saved me from despair, which was the gravest [...] scared. We shouldn’t say empty prayers. We should really mean what we say. So I turned to Mary. Prayers to Mary are emergency reserve prayers: there is not one Marian prayer in the whole liturgy, not one
April 18 - Our Lady of Health (Italy, 1428) - Beatification of Saint Faustina (1993, canonized on April 30, 2000, d. 1938) Divine Mercy In My Soul O Mary, Immaculate Virgin, pure crystal for my heart, [...] purest of all lilies, Your heart was Jesus' first tabernacle on earth. Only because no humility was deeper than yours. You were raised above the choirs of Angels and above all Saints. O Mary, my sweet [...] You are my strength, O sturdy anchor! You are the weak heart's shield and protection. O Mary you are pure, of purity incomparable; At once both Virgin and Mother, You are beautiful as the sun, without
March 29 – 5th Sunday of Lent – Our Lady of Hope (Italy, 1755) Nothing can counter her maternal power Some days, the Virgin Mary seems not hidden but veiled... This is the surest sign that she is there [...] attentive mother taking care of her child. Can we find her even in the depths of the overwhelming sadness that we experience at times? The more we are crushed by a cross, the more Mary shows us that she is a [...] shines. As the Virgin of Holy Saturday, she doesn’t need our words to understand us. A simple glance, a single movement of the heart, is enough for her to notice. In the light of God she can detect the
Advocate" (prayer of the Hail Holy Queen). Each time you do, I prostrate myself before my Son to ask for the preservation of this Order." Then Dominic saw the Virgin Mary sitting at the right side of God. Members [...] sheltered in its folds, Dominic saw a multitude of his own Brothers! The Mother of the Word is also the Mother of the Preachers. Source: Notre Histoire avec Marie [...] Kolbe founds the Militia of the Immaculata in Rome (1917) - Saint Andrew of Crete (d. 761) I have entrusted your order to my Mother Sister Cecilia, a Roman nun and a contemporary of Saint Dominic, recounted
me through my day. Unaware of it at first, I also began to engage in a battle with Protestant websites that denied Mary's role in the plan of salvation. Surely inspired by Mary, I consecrated my computer [...] May 10 – Madonna of the Holy House of Nazareth (Dalmatia, 1291) My conversion was a life-changing experience I still vividly remember my "encounter" with the Virgin Mary, eight years ago. I was studying [...] granted me one of the greatest graces of my life: I discovered Maria Valtorta’s The Gospel as Revealed to Me . This reading transformed me, my faith blossomed and my love for Jesus and Mary greatly increased
